ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC FLOW CHARACTERISTICS ON SIGNALIZED ARTERIALS

The characteristics of traffic flows on signalized arterials are examined within a cellular automaton microsimulation model. The model is used to analyze arterial throughput and travel times for given densities, coordination schemes, and signal spacings. A fundamental three-dimensional relationship is established between flow, density, and offsets for signalized arterials. In particular, it is shown that arterial throughput is dependent on offsets and that the constituent single-intersection limiting capacity, as determined by the saturation flow and the green splits, can be realized only under optimal coordination conditions for a limited range of densities on the arterial. This finding is a manifestation of the important role that signal coordination and, in fact, intelligent transportation systems in general play in the operation of urban street networks.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/1883-11
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1883, Traffic Flow Theory and Highway Capacity and Quality of Service 2004.
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• Authors:
  • Gartner, N H
  • Wagner, P
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 94-100
• Monograph Title: TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY AND HIGHWAY CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE 2004
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1883
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Microsimulation; Offsets (Traffic signal timing); Saturation flow; Traffic density; Traffic flow; Traffic signal control systems; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Signal spacing; Traffic throughput
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00983363
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030909478X
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 21 2004 12:00AM